Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Meath Camogs v. Carlow
Meath Meath Stephen Shiel has shown his hand ahead of today’s All Ireland Intermediate Camogie Championship shootout against the Barrowsiders at Netwatch Dr Cullen Park. The equation for Shiel’s side is simple – they must conquer their hosts and do so by enough to leave themselves with a superior score difference to the red, yellow…
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Selections for Downpatrick – June 13th 2026
1.25: BROSNA QUEEN – EW – (RICKY DOYLE/SONNY CAREY) 2.00: ARCLAND – EW – (EOGHAN FINEGAN (7)/GAVIN CROMWELL) 2.35: HITTHEHAYSON – EW – (JOEY DUNNE (7)/IAN DONOGHUE) 3.10: HEY BABBS – EW – (DAIRE MCGILL (7)/DERMOT MCLOUGHLIN) 3.45: DRIVEONWILL (SHANE MARKEY (7)/ROSS O’SULLIVAN) 4.20: TROPICAL IMAGE (MIKE O’CONNOR/EOIN MCCARTHY) 4.55: SHANTOU SHOW – EW –…
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If we play as selected we’ve a great chance
Having just typed the above headline, I realise there’s probably as much chance of me walking down for a pint as there is of the said eventuality coming to pass, but, even in light of the cataclysmic loss of Ruairi Kinsella, the listed half forward line has me salivating at what might be possible if…
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Selections for Fairyhouse – June 12th 2026
4.27: SWITCHING SIDES (SHANE FOLEY/JESSIE HARRINGTON) 5.02: STONE BEAR – EW – (NICOLA BURNS (7)/ROSS O’SULLIVAN) 5.37: DERVO ANNIE (COLIN KEANE/CLAIRE O’CONNELL) 6.10: ALNOFOOR (COLIN KEANE/CLAIRE O’CONNELL) 6.45: MOSS TUCKER – EW – (BILLY LEE/KEN CONDON) 7.20: SLURRICANE – EW – (SHANE MARKEY (7)/ROSS O’SULLIVAN) 7.55: MA BELLE ETOILLE – EW – (BILLY LEE/HENRY DE…
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Selections for Gowran – June 12th 2026
4.15: FOLSOM BLUES (DYLAN B. MCMONAGLE/JOSEPH O’BRIEN) 4.50: APOTHIC RED – EW – (SADHBH TORMEY (7)/TOM MCCOURT) 5.23: GREYDREAMBELIEVER (DYLAN B. MCMONAGLE/JOSEPH O’BRIEN) 5.58: THE ROCK FACTOR – EW – (RONAN WHELAN/EMMET MULLINS) 6.33: RAYZERA (RORY MULLIGAN (2*) /JOHNNY MURTAGH) 7.08: PINK CORAL – EW – (WAYNE LORDAN/AIDAN O’BRIEN) 7.43: IRON FIST – W/O FAV…
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Kinsella KO catastrophic blow for club and county
Every player, club and county’s worst fears were confirmed for Dunshaughlin/Royal Gaels and Meath when news broke that Ruairi Kinsella’s knee injury sustained in training last weekend was indeed a rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament. The three words any sportsperson or fan dreads more than any other. So much so that it even has…
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Sombre Sunday a painful reality check
They say it’s the hope that kills you. Through a certain lens, that’s a very easy stance to understand. However, from another viewpont, if you didn’t have the hope, would the wheels keep turning? In my case, the answer to the immediately above, the definitive is most certainly no. Though the thing is, we, as…
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Selections for Leopardstown – June 11th 2026
5.30: STAR GLORY (COLIN KEANE/NOEL MEADE) 6.00: CROMAC QUAY (SHANE FOLEY/JESSIE HARRINGTON) 6.30: SHOOT TO KILL – EW – (PADDY MCGETTIGAN (5)/NOEL KELLY) 7.00: EAST HAMPTON (LUKE MCATEER/DAVID MARNANE) 7.30: ABBEY ACTRESS (PADDY MCGETTIGAN/JOHNNY MURTAGH) 8.00: ELECTRIC BEAUTY – EW – (WESLEY JOYCE (3)/MICK MULVANY) 8.30: RODEO BLUES (DECLAN MCDONOGH/JOSEPH O’BRIEN)
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Podcast Episode: Paul B. Garvey Naulswood and New Inn – A Tribute
Pip: There are tributes, and then there are tributes that make you wish you'd known the person being written about. Brendan has written one of the latter. Mara: This episode is one long piece — a tribute to a man named Paul B. Garvey, covering friendship, loyalty, and the kind of adventures that only happen…
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Selections for Limerick – June 10th 2026
4.43: TYSON FURY (JOEY SHERIDAN/DENIS HOGAN) 5.13: KIRKLAND SIOUX – EW – (DYLAN B. MCMONAGLE/JOSEPH O’BRIEN) 5.50: RES ISPA (COLIN KEANE/GER LYONS) 6.20: MONVOE (REESE HOLOHAN (7)/RAY CODY) 6.50: BUCANEER’S SPIRIT – EW – (GARY CARROLL/IAN DONOGHUE) 7.20: LINGER FOR LONGER – EW – (DYLAN B. MCMONAGLE/AUSTIN LEAHY) 7.50: RUN FORREST RUN – EW –…
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